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itself [ɪtˈself]a.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When used emphatically, itself is translated lui-même if the noun it refers to is masculine, and elle-même if the noun is feminine.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• the mere will to cooperate is by itself not sufficient la simple volonté de coopérer n'est pas suffisante en soi► in itself en soi• just reaching the semifinals has been an achievement in itself arriver en demi-finale a déjà été un exploit en soic. (reflexive) se* * *[ɪt'self]Note: When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, itself is translated by se (s' before a vowel or mute h): the cat hurt itself = le chat s'est fait mal; a problem presented itself = un problème s'est présentéWhen used for emphasis itself is translated by lui-même when standing for a masculine noun and elle-même when standing for a feminine noun: the car itself was not damaged = la voiture elle-même n'était pas endommagéeFor uses with prepositions ( by itself etc) see 3 below1) ( refl) se, s'2) ( emphatic) lui-même/elle-mêmein the university itself — dans l'université même or dans l'université elle-même
he was kindness itself — c'était la bonté même or personnifiée
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❢ When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, itself is translated by se (s' before a vowel or mute h): the cat hurt itself = le chat s'est fait mal ; a problem presented itself = un problème s'est présenté. When used for emphasis itself is translated by lui-même when standing for a masculine noun and elle-même when standing for a feminine noun: the car itself was not damaged = la voiture elle-même n'était pas endommagée. For examples and particular usages see the entry below. For uses with prepositions ( by itself etc) see 3 below. pron1 ( refl) se, s' ;2 ( emphatic) lui-même/elle-même ; the house itself was pretty la maison elle-même était jolie ; the library is not in the university itself la bibliothèque n'est pas dans l'université même or dans l'université elle-même ; he was kindness itself c'était la bonté personnifiée ;3 ( after prepositions) the heating comes on by itself le chauffage se met en marche tout seul ; the house stands by itself in the middle of a field la maison est toute seule au milieu d'un champ ; the library is a fine building in itself la bibliothèque par elle-même est un beau bâtiment ; learning French is not difficult in itself l'apprentissage du français n'est pas difficile en soi. -
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♦ itself /ɪtˈsɛlf/pron. neutro 3a pers. sing.1 (rifl.) esso stesso, essa stessa; sé stesso, sé stessa; si: The dog was scratching itself, il cane si grattava● ( all) by itself, da solo, da sola; da sé; isolato; senz'aiuto: This machine works by itself, questa macchina funziona da sola; The tower stands by itself, la torre è isolata □ in itself, in sé; in sé e per sé □ of itself, da solo, da sola; indipendentemente: The light went out of itself, la luce si spense da sola □ She is kindness itself, ella è la gentilezza fatta persona □ The cat is not itself today, il gatto non sta bene oggi. -
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itself [ɪt'self](a) (reflexive use) se;∎ the cat was licking itself clean le chat faisait sa toilette;∎ the dog hurt itself le chien s'est blessé(b) (emphatic use) lui-même (elle-même);∎ the town itself is quite small la ville elle-même est assez petite;∎ she's kindness itself c'est la gentillesse même∎ it switches off by itself ça s'éteint tout seul;∎ it's not dangerous in itself ce n'est pas dangereux en soi;∎ working with her was in itself fascinating le seul fait de travailler avec elle était fascinant -
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1) refl. себя́; -ся, -сь; себе́;the light went out of itself свет пога́с
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;of itself само́ по себе́, без свя́зи с други́ми явле́ниями
2) emph. сам, само́, сама́;she is kindness itself она́ сама́ доброта́
;even the well itself was empty да́же в коло́дце не́ было ни ка́пли воды́
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1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) a sí mismo, a sí misma2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) en sí3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') él mismo, él solo, sin ayudaitself pron1. se2. solotr[ɪt'self]1 (reflexive) se2 (emphatic) en sí3 (after prep) sí■ the committee wants to keep all the profits for itself el comité quiere guardar todos los beneficios para sí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby itself solo,-a■ it switches off by itself se apaga solo, se apaga automáticamenteitself [ɪt'sɛlf] pronthe cat gave itself a bath: el gato se bañóhe is courtesy itself: es la misma cortesíain and of itself: por sí mismoit opened by itself: se abrió solopron.• mismo pron.• se pron.• sí pron.• sí mismo pron.ɪt'selfa) ( reflexive)b) ( emphatic use)the town itself is small — la ciudad en sí or la ciudad propiamente dicha es pequeña
[ɪt'self]PRON1) (reflexive) se, sí2) (emphatic)* * *[ɪt'self]a) ( reflexive)b) ( emphatic use)the town itself is small — la ciudad en sí or la ciudad propiamente dicha es pequeña
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[ɪt'self]1) (reflexive) si, se stesso m. (-a)2) (emphatic) stesso••the library is not in the university itself — la biblioteca non si trova all'interno dell'università
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, itself is translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: the cat hurt itself = il gatto si è fatto male; a problem presented itself = si è posto un problema. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding noun, the translation is stesso for a masculine noun and stessa for a feminine noun: the preface itself makes good reading = la prefazione stessa è bella da leggere. - When used after a preposition, itself is translated by sé or se stesso / se stessa: the machine in itself is easy to use = la macchina di per di sé / se stessa è facile da usare. - (All) by itself is translated by da solo / da sola, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) lui stesso, lei stessa, se stesso, se stessa, si2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) stesso, stessa3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') da solo, da sola* * *[ɪt'self]1) (reflexive) si, se stesso m. (-a)2) (emphatic) stesso••the library is not in the university itself — la biblioteca non si trova all'interno dell'università
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, itself is translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: the cat hurt itself = il gatto si è fatto male; a problem presented itself = si è posto un problema. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding noun, the translation is stesso for a masculine noun and stessa for a feminine noun: the preface itself makes good reading = la prefazione stessa è bella da leggere. - When used after a preposition, itself is translated by sé or se stesso / se stessa: the machine in itself is easy to use = la macchina di per di sé / se stessa è facile da usare. - (All) by itself is translated by da solo / da sola, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below -
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pronoun1) (emphatic) selbstby itself — (automatically) von selbst; (alone) allein; (taken in isolation) für sich
he is generosity itself — er ist die Großzügigkeit in Person
2) refl. sichthe machine switches itself off — die Maschine schaltet sich [von] selbst aus
* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) sich2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) selbst* * *it·self[ɪtˈself]pron reflexivethe stray had to fend for \itself das streunende Tier musste für sich selbst sorgen3. (specifically)to be sth \itself etw in Person sein4. (alone)to keep sth to \itself etw geheim halten[all] by \itself [ganz] allein5. (unaided)6.▶ in \itself selbstthe plan wasn't illegal in \itself der Plan selbst war nicht illegalcreativity in \itself is not enough to succeed Kreativität alleine genügt nicht, um erfolgreich zu werden* * *[ɪt'self]pron1) (reflexive) sichthe frame itself is worth £1,000 — der Rahmen allein or schon der Rahmen ist £ 1.000 wert
in itself, the actual amount is not important — der Betrag an sich ist unwichtig
3)* * *itself [ıtˈself] pron1. reflexiv sich:2. sich selbst:3. (verstärkend) selbst:like innocence itself wie die Unschuld selbst;a) (für sich) allein,b) von allein, von selbst;in itself an sich (betrachtet)* * *pronoun1) (emphatic) selbstby itself — (automatically) von selbst; (alone) allein; (taken in isolation) für sich
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1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) seg selv; seg2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) selve3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') selv, uten hjelpsegpron. \/ɪtˈself\/1) seg, seg selv2) den selv, det selv3) selv, selve, i seg selvby itself alene, for seg selv, automatiskin itself i seg selvof itself av seg selv -
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[ıtʹself] pron (о предметах, животных, иногда о детях)А refl1) себя, себе, собой, -сь, -ся2) себя, себе, собойwhen the monkey saw itself in the mirror... - когда обезьяна увидела себя в зеркале...
Б emph1) сам, сама, самоthe house itself is not worth much but the land is valuable - дом сам по себе многого не стоит, но участок представляет большую ценность
2) сама, само, олицетворение (чего-л.)(all) by itself - а) самостоятельно, без посторонней помощи; the machine works by itself - эта машина работает автоматически; б) один; одиноко; в отдалении
the house stands (all) by itself - дом стоит в стороне /одиноко/
the cat that walks by itself - кошка, которая гуляет сама по себе
of itself - само по себе, без помощи извне
in itself - само по себе, по своей сущности
the statement in itself is not worth serious consideration - это заявление само по себе не стоит принимать всерьёз
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the cat is hiding \itself die Katze versteckt sich;this rocket destroys \itself diese Rakete zerstört sich selbst;his horse hurt \itself sein Pferd hat sich verletztthe animal has to fend for \itself - it doesn't get fed at home das Tier muss für sich selbst sorgen - es wird zu Hause nicht gefüttert3) ( specifically)sth \itself etw selbst;the shop \itself started 15 years ago der Geschäft selbst öffnete vor 15 Jahren;to be sth \itself etw in Person sein;Mrs Vincent was punctuality \itself Mrs. Vincent war die Pünktlichkeit in Person4) ( alone)to keep sth to \itself etw geheim halten;[all] by \itself [ganz] alleinPHRASES:in \itself selbst;the plan wasn't illegal in \itself der Plan selbst war nicht illegal;creativity in \itself is not enough to make a successful company Kreativität alleine genügt nicht, um eine erfolgreiche Firma aufzubauen -
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1. reft се, себе си, си
by ITSELF от само себе си
in ITSELF сам по себе си
of ITSELF от само себе си
2. самият (за усилване)* * *{it 'self} pron 1. reft се, себе си, си; by itself от само себе си;* * *себе си; се; самият;* * *1. by itself от само себе си 2. in itself сам по себе си 3. of itself от само себе си 4. reft се, себе си, си 5. самият (за усилване)* * *itself[it´self] pron (pl themselves) 1. emph самият, самата, самото, самите; the well \itself was empty самият кладенец беше празен; 2. refl се, себе си, си; by \itself сам, самичък; от само себе си; in \itself сам по себе си; of \itself от само себе си. -
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თვითონ, თვით, თავისთავადthe picture in itself is worthless, but… თავისთავად ნახატს არავითარი ღირსება არა აქვს, მაგრამ...I'll speak to her when the occasion presents itself დაველაპარაკები, როცა შესაძლებლობა მომეცემა -
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1) себя
2) себе
3) сам
4) само
5) сама
– by itself
– close on itself
– dense in itself
– manifest itself
– not to intersect itself
– suggest itself
– thing in itself
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[ɪt'sɛlf]1) (reflexive) si2)by itself — da soloBarra, itself a beautiful island... — Barra, di per sé un'isola bellissima...
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1. сам; само; сама; себяof itself — само по себе; без связи с другими; явлениями
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1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) sig selv; sig2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) selve3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') selv* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) sig selv; sig2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) selve3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') selv -
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1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) ele mesmo2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) em si3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') ele próprio* * *it.self -
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1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) se2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) sam na sebi3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') sam* * *[itsélf]pronoun (ono) samo; reflexive se, sebiby itself — samo od sebe, avtomatičnoof itself — samo, brez vmešavanja
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itself — it*self ([i^]t*s[e^]lf ), pron. The neuter reflexive pronoun of {It}; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. [1913 Webster] Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
itself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used to refer to something previously mentioned as the subject of the clause: his horse hurt itself. 2) (emphatic ) used to emphasize a particular thing or animal mentioned. ● in itself Cf. ↑in… … English terms dictionary
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itself — late 14c., from O.E. hit sylf, from IT (Cf. it) + SELF (Cf. self). Since 17c. usually regarded as its self (Cf. its own self) … Etymology dictionary
itself — it|self [ ıt self ] pronoun *** Itself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of it. It can be used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same thing that is the subject of the sentence or that was mentioned… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
itself */*/*/ — UK [ɪtˈself] / US pronoun Summary: Itself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of it. It can be used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same thing that is the subject of the sentence or that was… … English dictionary
itself — [[t]ɪtse̱lf[/t]] ♦ 1) PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON Itself is used as the object of a verb or preposition when it refers to something that is the same thing as the subject of the verb. Scientists have discovered remarkable new evidence showing how … English dictionary
itself — it|self W1S1 [ıtˈself] pron [reflexive form of it ] 1.) used to show that a thing, organization, animal, or baby that does something is affected by its own action ▪ The cat lay on the sofa, washing itself. ▪ The machine switches itself off when… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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itself*/*/*/ — [ɪtˈself] pronoun 1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘it , used for showing that an action affects the thing that does the action The young bird cannot feed itself.[/ex] The government needs to defend itself against these attacks.[/ex] 2) used for… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
itself — /it self /, pron. 1. a reflexive form of it: The battery recharges itself. 2. an emphatic appositive of it, which, that, this, or a noun: which itself is also true; Even without flowers, the bowl itself is beautiful. 3. (used as the object of a… … Universalium